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One of the primary defendants in the University of San Diego sports bribery scandal was granted his release pending the submission of bond paperwork in the next two days.

Richard Garmo, 42, appeared in federal court Monday to show that his $40,000 bond is being secured by a legitimate source. Garmo’s brother- and sister-in-law told Magistrate Judge Jan Adler that they would secure the bond with their home in El Cajon, recently valued at $573,500.

Garmo was described as one of three money men and masterminds in the case, the April 8 indictment said.

Garmo’s in-laws told Adler they trust their relative and are “very close” to him. The government could take the property if Garmo flees or fails to appear in court as scheduled.

Garmo’s attorney, Gerard Wasson, asked Adler to change one of the conditions of his client’s release. Garmo had been ordered to have “no contact with any past or current bettors in any sports gambling business.” Wasson said this was overly broad. Adler agreed to make the condition more specific, adding the words “associated with this case.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Harold Chun asked for the same condition for some of the other defendants because of concerns about threats to potential witnesses.

The indictment charged 10 defendants with illegal gambling, marijuana dealing and conspiracy to commit sports bribery at USD. Former USD player Brandon Johnson is alleged to have taken a bribe to influence the outcome of a game for gamblers in February 2010.